Thomas Graves

Bef 1585 - 1662  (> 77 years)

• Name	Thomas Graves  [1]
  Birth	Bef 1585	England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Note	Thomas Graves is said to have been from Gravesend, Kent Co., England and came to America with Gov. Endicott's Company. He was a member of the Council, on the committee to lay out the town of Woburn, Mass., and one of the first town officers there. His wife's name was Sarah Whiting, and she, 5 children and 2 servants came with him and settled in New Haven, Conn. first, then Hartford. He was one of the founders of Hadley, Mass. in 1661. They came to America on the George Bonaventure which arrived in Salem, Mass. in 1629. The first official record of the family in this country was at Hartford, Conn. in 1645. A practice had grown up in the churches of allowing persons who had not been baptized, if not of a 'scandalous character,' to consent to the covenant, and this permitted them to have the sacrament of baptism administered to their infant children. On this question hot discussions were held, as well as on some others of minor importance. It was upon this division of sentiment that our ancestors determined to move to Hatfield, animated by what they supposed was their bounden duty. Yet we cannot but be satisfied that these pioneers knew that in their new undertaking they were to enter upon pleasant places. They selected the beautiful and fertile lands of the valley of the Connecticut River for their new home, which have more than fulfilled the most ardent expectations of the settlers. They left their houses and lands in Hartford and Wethersfield unsold, and uniting themselves in a band of daring emigrants, started for their new homes with wifes and children. It was not far from the middle of September 1661. The journey, of not over fifty miles, occupied ten days. They reached their destination about the first of October 1661.
  Death	Nov 1662	Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I2389	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Sarah Whiting,   b. (WFT Est. 1581 1606)   d. 17 Dec 1666, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA
  Marriage	(WFT Est. 1603 1637)	England   [1]
  Children	> 1. Isaac Graves,   b. 1620, England d. 19 Sep 1677, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 57 years)   2. John Graves,   b. 1622, England d. 19 Sep 1677, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 55 years)   3. Samuel Graves,   b. 1625, England d. (WFT Est. 1626 1715)   4. Elizabeth Graves,   b. 1625, England d. (WFT Est. 1626 1719) > 5. Nathaniel Graves,   b. 1629, England d. 28 Sep 1682 (Age 53 years) > 6. Mary Graves,   b. (WFT Est. 1606 1631)   d. (WFT Est. 1652 1719)
  Family ID	F661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 1585 - England Marriage - (WFT Est. 1603 1637) - England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. [S34] Graves Family Genealogies Vol.